Mark StrongAugustines (previously We Are Augustines) release their new self-titled album on the 4th February 2014, via ‘Votiv/Oxcart‘. The album is the follow up to the bands 2011 critically acclaimed LP ‘Rise Ye Sunken Ships’. The good news for fans of the band, and for those who are just a little intrigued, is that the Wall Street Journal has provided a stream of the album a full week ahead of it’s general release.
To listen to the album click HERE.
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The three band members – Billy McCarthy (vocals, guitar), Eric Sanderson (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Rob Allen (drums, percussion) – recorded ‘Augustines’ with co-producer Peter Katis (The National, Frightened Rabbit, Jónsi) at his Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT. Where their first record was created in relative isolation, Augustines was made “with the awareness that we weren’t going to be alone anymore,” says McCarthy. “This is us handing it over to those people that sang our songs back to us all over the world. We turned from the interior and started considering some of the breathtaking moments that happened to us on the road, in different countries.”
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The band are also about to begin a 6 week North American tour before then arriving in the UK in April. The dates are as follows…
FEBRUARY
5 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue
7 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room
8 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
13 – San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar
15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
17 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues Bronze Peacock
18 – Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
19 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Cambridge Room
21 – New Orleans, LA @ Parish at House of Blues
22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
23 – Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
25 – Durham, NC @ Motorco
26 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle
MARCH
3 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
5 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
6 – Providence, RI @ Fete (Lounge)
7 – Rochester, NY @ The Club at Water Street
9 – Montreal, QC @ Belmont
11 – Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
12 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
14 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop
15 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
17 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
18 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
19 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
21 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
APRIL
10 – Leeds @ The Cockpit
11 – Glasgow @ Arches
12- Gateshead @ The Sage
14 – London @ KOKO
16- Manchester @ Academy 2
17 – Bristol @ Trinity Centre
MAY
10 – Sheffield @ Plug
11 – Nottingham @ Rescue Rooms
14 – Liverpool @ East Village Arts Club
15 – Glasgow @ Liquid Rooms
16 – Birmingham @ The Institute
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